2015 June SQ Sec 2

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Q u o lS q u o lJune 2015 Section 2

“ T o P r e s e r v e , P r o m o t e , a n d P r o t e c t o u r S c h e L a n g e n ”

D – DAY, JUNE 6TH, 1944“The largest air, land, and sea operation undertaken

before or since June 6, 1944.”

June 6th 1944, World War II, Normandy France. 5 Lummi men participated in D – Day what was the be-ginning of the liberation of Europe, four in the Army and one in the Army Air Corps (what is now the Air Force). Jimmy Adams, Anthony “Dudley” Jefferson, Jim and Bill Alexander were on the ground this day, and Earl Thomas whom served with a B – 17 squadron was in the air this day sadly they are no longer with us, proudly there experiences have been docu-mented, never forget these gentlemen, and the heroic effort by all that participated in this operation.

Sergeant Jim Adams29th DivisionUS Army World War II

Served in the US Army 29th Division. From the beginning everything went wrong at Omaha. Special “DD” tanks (amphibious Sherman tanks fitted with flotation screens) that were

supposed to support the 29th division sank in the choppy waters of the Channel. Only 2 of the 29 launched made it to the beach. Jim carried a B.A.R. (Browning Automat-ic Rifle) during his time in the Army. “When the doors of his landing craft opened he hit the beach and fired into the hills.” The fighting, the death, the noise lasted into the night, “It seemed to last forever.” “Half the peo-ple were dead,” Jim recalls, “heads gone, arms gone. I saw a guy carrying his arm up the bluff. He didn’t want to lose it.” “The next day I was wounded when an artil-lery shell exploded, shrapnel went through my helmet and into my head. There was blood all down my face, I was wondering if I lost my eye. A priest actually gave me my last rights.”

Private First Class Anthony “Dudley” Jefferson299th Combat EngineersUS Army World War II

The 299th Engineer Combat Battalion’s mission was to clear the beach of obstacles within the tidal range of the beach from vi-cinity of Vierville-sur-Mer to Coleville. Each Demolition team was loaded in an LCM, (landing craft) these landing craft carried a ton of explo-sives and accessories, all of which were hand carried. Anthony was a demolition-ist; he carried eight sticks of C2 explosives strapped to his back and his front. “On the way into the beach these boats were loaded with explosives, when one would get hit they would explode and the one next to it would explode too.” “Most of the men in my unit were killed by gunfire; some were blown up when bullets struck the explosives strapped to our bodies.” Anthony received his Purple Heart for taking a bullet through the back of his hand during D – Day.

Master Sergeant James

AlexanderCompany B, 19th Armored Infantry BattalionUS Army World War II and Korean War

“A Warrior’s Warrior.” Jim Alexander was a radio operator with a cannon com-pany, radioing fire missions in support of ground troops and against enemy positions. On D – Day his unit was attached to the 4th Infantry Division which made the first assault on Utah Beach in Normandy. Jim mad a career of the Army serving 30+ years. He is the highest decorated Lummi Veter-an receiving Three Silver Stars (Nations third highest award).

Staff Sergeant William AlexanderCompany B 9th InfantryUS Army World War II

Bill Alexander returned to Normandy on the 50th Anniversary of D – Day in 1994. “My reason to return here on this day was to pay

my respects and honor all the men who were buried here (9,386). I was in command of a platoon of men in Co. B 9th Inf. Some of them are buried here.” The American cemetery is located on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach and the English Channel. Bill was awarded the Bronze Star twice.

Staff Sergeant Earl M. Thomas390th Bomb Group (H)US Army Air Corps World War II

Earl is one of five Broth-ers that served in the Military during World War II, (Jack & Donald-Army, Joseph & An-drew - Navy). Earl attended Aircraft Mechanics School in Amarillo, Texas, and Ae-rial Gunnery Training in Las Vegas, Nevada. He flew in B-17’s as an Aerial Gunner. During the Normandy in-vasion Earl was in a B – 17 receiving the Air Medal for this campaign.

Sergeant Jim Adams29th DivisionUS Army World War II

Private First Class Anthony “Dudley” Jefferson299th Combat EngineersUS Army World War II

Master Sergeant James AlexanderCompany B, 19th Armored Infantry BattalionUS Army World War II and Korean War

Staff Sergeant William AlexanderCompany B 9th InfantryUS Army World War II

Staff Sergeant Earl M. Thomas390th Bomb Group (H)US Army Air Corps World War II

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SchelangenLummi Higher

EducationSubmitted by Renee Swan Waite

It has been a busy spring quarter in the Lummi Higher Education office, 160 stu-dents received the Lummi Higher Education grant award. It takes commitment and sac-rifice to pursue a college education.

The Lummi Higher Education office is going green by going paperless. Our appli-cations will be online and I am asking stu-dents to email their application packets to the office. If you don’t have the technology to complete and submit your application online, stop by the Career Services office for assistance. This is a big change, but I believe we must be good stewards of the earth andI hope to save a few trees. Of course, if you are more comfortable with your paper ap-plications they can be found in the office or online. Tiffany Diggs has joined the program as a file clerk, and she is getting first- hand experience of leading the paperless revolu-tion in Lummi Higher Education.

The 2015-2016 LHE applications will be posted online the first week of June. We will begin accepting applications July 1. The last day for accepting applications for the 2015-2016 academic year and fall quarter 2015 will be September 10. ( Note: this is a earlier deadline.)

I encourage all students to apply for ad-ditional scholarships. College is expensive and it is much easier to focus on your stud-ies when there is money to pay your bills. The internet is an excellent place to begin a search. I am available to help you look for “free money”.

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Blackhawks Baseball RecapSubmitted by: Coach James Sandusky

The Blackhawks fin-ished their baseball season on May 9th at the District 1 tournament held in Seattle.

The Blackhawks played the first game against Shoreline Chris-tian and this game was for the District title and the #1 seed into the Tri-district tournament. We battled hard through the top of the

5th inning as we were lead-ing 3-2. Defensive errors in the bottom of the 5th cost us 4 runs and we trailed 6-3 going into the top of the 6th. The Blackhawks hit the ball well but right at Shoreline and we could not bounce back from the 3 run deficit.

The loss put the Black-hawks into the winner to Tri-districts loser out game. The winner of this game would go to Tri-dis-

tricts as a #2 seed. The opponent was Lopez and it became a hitter’s game. Both teams batted around their lineup in the first inning with the score 5-5 going into the 2nd inning. It pretty much stayed that way until the top of the 7th inning when the score was tied at 13-13 and Lopez was up. We got the first 2 bat-ters out and the 3rd batter hit a shot to the infield but a costly error throw to first base led to a 4 run rally

with two out by Lopez. The Blackhawks made a valiant effort to get those runs back but only managed 1 run and lost 17-14 which ended the season for them.

The game had some exciting moments as Hank Hoskins blasted 2 home runs over the fence to Cen-ter field and one of those homers broke off a tree branch that the ball hit. Kavarez Lane also had a deep home run shot also

to center field that scored 2 runs. Dashawn Lawrence was 2 for 3 at the plate and scored 3 times and Free Borsey went 3 for 4 with a Double and a Triple scoring 5 RBI’s with those hits.

The Blackhawks’ base-ball team is very young and will lose only 2 players to graduation so we will be in a great position to build on what we started this season and be far more competi-tive in 2016.

Blackhawks Track and Field UpdateSubmitted by: Amy Shimek

Our youth performed beautifully at the Districts meet at LNS on Friday May 15th.

Our boys scored 90 points as a team which is more than we ever have. We got second place overall in the District Championship Meet.

Lummi Nation Girls placed 5th overall.

9 of our athletes move on to Tri Districts which takes place on Thursday, May 21st, in Port Angeles.

The following are the athletes who move on to Tri District.

Trazil Lane: 1st place High Jump, 200 meter dash, long jump, 2nd place

4x100 meter relay

Enrique Medina: 1st place 800 and 3200 meter runs, 2nd place 1600 meter run, 3rd place 400 meter run

Free Borsey: 1st place Javelin, 2nd place Long Jump

Hank Hoskins: 1st place shot put, 2nd place Javelin, 3rd place discus,

Raven Borsey: 2nd place 4x100 meter relay

Raeschelle Washing-ton: 2nd place in both 100 and 200 meter dashes

Mike Washington: 2nd in 4x100 meter relay, 5th in the 100 meter dash

Darius Washington: 5th in Shot Put

Thelma Wall: 5th place Javelin

The relay team of Free Borsey, Mike Washington, Raven Borsey and Trazil Lane won second place.

We’ll have more news about these athletes for the next issue as we see who moves on to State in Cheney on May 25, 26 and 27.

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Education6th annual Flashmaster Tournament

The 6th annual Flash-master Tournament took place today in the library. We had a total (over 2 days) of 24 students participate. The results are listed here:

Kayla Abram (1st place - 6th grade) got a whop-ping 129 multiplication problems up through times twelve done in 180 sec-onds! That is quite an accomplishment.

Keyonee Morris (1st place – 3rd grade) got 70 multiplication problems done in 180 seconds. Way to go Keyonee!

Ribbons were given to third place and participa-tion prizes were awarded to all the students. It is nice to witness students con-fident in their math skills willingly compete against

their peers and all leave with smiles on their faces. Thanks teachers for all you do for these students.

Cathy Cook

Math Coach

Lummi Nation School

2334 Lummi View Drive

Bellingham, WA 98226

360-758-4414

Grades 2 and 3 Flash Master participants all won ribbons.

From left to right: River Jones, Kitsap Cultee, Nakai Solomon, Keyonee Morris, Hazel Haley, Robyn Jones.

1st 2nd 3rd

6th grade: Kayla Abram, Shalaya Solomon Wakeen Finkbonner

5th grade: Nina Wilson Ariana Oriero Collin Morris

4th grade: Gladys Cultee Adelina Rosales Jaden Jefferson

3rd grade: Keyonee Morris Nakai Solomon Hazel Haley

2nd grade: Kitsap Cultee Robyn Jones River Jones

Blackhawk Singers in SeattleSubmitted by Carla Lawrence

Leaders from multiple tribes gathered May 14, 2015 at a press conference to talk about the “NO COAL” issue in Seattle at the Ballard Locks. We, the Blackhawk Singers, from the Lummi Nation School were asked by LIBC Chairman, Tim Ballew to perform at this event. Tribal leaders gathered to-gether because they want to keep our future secure, to protect our Schelangen, which is our way of life. The water is a really important part of our Schelangen. We get our food from the water, like our salmon, crab, oys-ters, etc. We also use the water for cultural events, such as canoe journey and the war canoe races.

I was really honored and happy that they asked us to perform at this event and that they believed in us enough to represent the Lummi Nation well.

Top left: Carla Lawrence speaks out.

Right: Jonah, Payton, TJ, and Denise at Seattle Press Conference.

Bottom right: TJ, Jonah, Carla, Denise, Nicki, Tressah and Payton. Bottom middle: TJ Lawrence and community members. Bottom right: Picture in Suburban, Carla, Tressah, Payton, TJ and Nicki.

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Education“Embracing Our Schelangen”

Submitted by Cathy Cook: K-6 Math Coach, Lummi Nation School

The first annual “Em-bracing Our Schelangen” Student Recognition Din-ner took place at Lummi Nation School on Thursday May 7, 2015. Twenty-two students in Kindergarten through grade six were chosen by their teachers to receive this recognition. Cultural Arts teacher De-nise Solomon came up with the idea after watching a quarterly awards assembly at the school where stu-dents were recognized for their academic skills and growth.

The Lummi Blackhawk singers led the group of students into the Commons Area at the school in front of a crowd of about 150 proud parents, grandmas and grandpas, aunts and

uncles as well as many of the teachers from the school and the elders who had been invited. Standing in a circle on cedar boughs, the students were called up one by one and were recog-nized by name and the rea-son the teachers nominated them. For example a sec-ond grader in Mr. Brink’s class was introduced with the following: “Jade Feli-ciano: Jade strives to be a productive and successful student through consistent effort. She demonstrates focus on assignments and dreams about becoming a teacher someday.” The audience burst into loud applause at this introduc-tion and Jade was wrapped in a blanket by Cultural Arts teacher Denise Sol-omon and Lummi Lan-guage teacher Sunshine Bob. Lawrence Solomon spoke to the crowd about

the need to recognize this aspect of student life at Lummi Nation School and the hope that this ceremo-ny would become a yearly event.

The whole celebration was well attended and was a very positive way to in-clude the community in witnessing the great things we have going for our stu-dents at Lummi Nation School. A big thanks to the Blackhawk Singers, Sunshine Bob, Denise and Lawrence Solomon and Cathy Cook for their help in organizing the event and Shane Cordero for pro-viding the delicious meal. Also a shout-out to the teachers who nominated the students and the many in attendance at the event. What a great way to begin a new tradition at the school.

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EducationLummi Nation School Elementary

Student of the Month of June Each month, Lummi

Nation Elementary School honors a student from each classroom for hard work and dedication to the school and the communi-ty. Teachers from kinder-garten through 6th grade choose a star student to be selected for this prestigious to honor.

Kindergarten:

Jose Campos was named Ms. Neverdahl’s kindergarten Student of the Month of June for Lummi Nation School.

Jose has great ideas! He is able to be independent and do first grade work in kindergarten. He is happy and a good friend to fellow students. His very favorite subject in school is reading “because it makes me feel happy.” To be the Student of the Month makes Jose feel very proud.

First Grade:

Maizelle Solomon was named Ms. Vogel’s first grade Student of the Month of June at Lummi Nation School.

Maizelle excels aca-demically in reading, writ-ing, and math. She gets her work done and always ready to listen for direc-tions. Maizelle is an ener-getic learner with awesome listening skills, great effort, and high academic skills. She works well with others and is a joy to have in class.

Second Grade:

Jaydon Jameson was named Mr. Brink’s second grade Student of the Month of June at Lummi Nation School.

Jaydon is an excep-tional artist in drawing figures and designs. He displays a high degree of concentration and deter-mination when working n

a project. Jayden also has shown responsibility by returning homework. Of course, he greatly enjoys receiving Blackhawk Bucks as a reward! One of his favorite classes in school is PE. To be the Student of the Month Jaydon was sur-prised, happy and proud.

Third Grade:

Keyonee Morris was named Mrs. Hubert’s third grade Student of the Month of June at Lummi Nation School.

Keyonee Morris is the Third Grade Student of the Month. Her favorite school subject is math and her favorite specialty class is Cultural Arts. Keyonee is a hard-working, enthusiastic learner who excels in her academics. She recently competed in the Flashmas-ter competition and won first place with completing 70 multiplication problems in only 180 seconds. Her new record! In addition to her academics, Keyonee is very creative and artistic. It’s a delight to watch her create and an absolute joy to have her in class!

Fourth Grade:

Lydia Cooper was named Mrs. Marshall’s fourth grade Student of the Month of June at Lummi Nation School.

My name is Lydia Coo-per, I am 10 and I am in the fourth grade. I am happy to be picked for student of the month in Mrs. Marshall’s class. My favorite things about school are P.E and recess!

Lydia is a very kind girl who always comes to school with a bright smile on her face. She has a great sense of humor and enjoys laugh-ing. Lydia strives to be the best that she can in all ar-eas. She is a good friend to her peers and likes to make others feel good. Lydia is a great choice for student of the month because she demonstrates what out-standing effort and a good attitude look like.

Fifth Grade:

Jayden Cano was named Mrs. DeYoung’s fifth grade Student of the Month of June at Lummi Nation School.

Jayden is a terrific lis-tener. He absorbs so much

information at school and at home. He always has an interesting story to tell or trick to show his fifth grade teacher. He is absolutely delightful. Jayden is a great listener, respectful, and an energetic learner. He really enjoys science and PE at school. He feels very proud to be the Student of the Month.

Sixth Grade:

Kaidence Davis was named Mrs. Campbell’s sixth grade Student of the Month of June at Lummi Nation School.

Kaidence almost al-ways tries to do her best. She is usually very coop-erative and helps other students. Everyone likes Kaidence and she is often helping other students to stay focused or to keep their behavior positive. She is an asset to the class and is really striving to get her-self ready for seventh grade by following directions, always finishing her work, working hard and being cooperative with others. Kaidence is unique in that she is an excellent writer. She writes from the heart and her voice is strong. She keeps herself focused on the topic, but she is not afraid to branch out cre-atively. She cares about trying hard to finish each task. She asks questions if she doesn’t understand something and also lets the teacher know if there is a better way to accomplish a task or solve a problem.

Lummi Nation SchoolLast Day of School:

June 11, 2015 ~ Half Day

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EducationPoems - LNS 6th grade students

Teachers: Ellen Campbell and Shalaney HawleyWhy Did

You Write Me?

Kayla Abram

I wrote you because my life hasn’t been complete

I wanted you to know that things can be hard to achieve in life. I haven’t

really been thinking about how this life is going

to work I haven’t been planning how we would travel the world not yet.

I wrote you because to tell are life will take some time to accomplish it I haven’t went to NYC, or Thailand. I haven’t met my favorite artists the feeling how you

want your life to turn it feels happy but you haft

to think about your future before your life begins.

I wrote to you because are life can be amazing with the two people that

we could spend it in L.A. I haven’t got to grow up and see my future kids I haven’t

seen some one we both know in a while, but one day we can be together.

That is why I wrote to you, for all the things we soon

will plan, but for know have fun that will soon

come to you.

Why did you write me?

I wrote to you because my life is not complete. I want

to be wealthy and help other people. Buy a nice

house in LA

I wrote to you because I’m still alive. My heart still beating and I’m still

breathing. I want to go visit Paris, Greece, and France.

I wrote to you because I want to travel to California.

Visit my cousins, aunties, and uncles. I’ve always

wanted to be a cop. This is why I wrote to you today

Why Did Write To

Me? By James

I wrote to you because, I am happy.

I haven’t seen the bones of a megaladon.

I wrote to you because, I didn’t cut a moose open.

I wrote to you because, I still am alive.

I haven’t went crabbing yet.

I wrote to you because I am almost twelve.

I wrote to you because I’ve never rode on a plane.

I wrote you because I never went to France.

I haven’t went to Hawaii yet.

I never went to California yet.

I wrote to you because, my heart is still pumping.

I haven’t played tennis with a famous athlete.

I haven’t hit a home run in base ball.

That is why I wrote to you in 4-30-15.

I Wrote You Because….

I wrote you because I haven’t graduated high

school.

Because my life is still incomplete.

Because I don’t own a Lamborghini.

I wrote you because I haven’t accomplished my

dreams just yet

Because I haven’t became wealthy.

Because I haven’t gone to Hawaii.

I wrote you because I gone to Greece.

Because I haven’t gone to New York City.

Because I haven’t climbed a mountain.

That is why I wrote you today.

I Wrote to You

Because . . . By Tamera Jefferson

I wrote to you because . . .

I want to go camping some day

I haven’t gone fishing and I want to catch a fish to give

away to poor people

I haven’t been in a canoe and I hope I don’t tip over

I haven’t been in a boat before.


My life is going great.

I haven’t been to Hawaii but I want to go swimming

I haven’t seen any turtles

I want to touch them


You are my sister we have played games together

We haven’t gone to the zoo in a long time


My sister and I want to go to a pow-wow but we can’t

because we are loud

That’s why I wrote to you today

PrimroseBy Shalaya Solomon

Primrose is a rose.

Primrose is the highlight of bees.

Primrose is the sound of flowers growing.

Primrose is the sound of birds soaring around

flowers.

Primrose is the taste of purple juice.

Primrose is the taste of sweet plums.

Primrose is the feeling of a bruise.

Primrose is the sound of apples falling.

Primrose is the color of a plum.

Primrose is the smell of flowers.

Primrose is the feeling you get when you get kicked.

Primrose is the smell of a Kool-aid pack.

Primrose is the feeling of a soft blanket.

Primrose is the color of frosting on a cake.

Primrose is the sound of a bee on a flower in the field.

And…

Primrose is the color that is nice and colorful.

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Education(Poems - LNS 6th grade students continued)

Pearls of life

By Kayla Abram

I woke up this morning. Got out of bed, brush my teeth, and got ready. I took a cab to StarBucks. I went in and order a Frappicino. Then I saw someone, he asked for my name. I told him.

He said I remember you. I smile. “I thought you would remember me!” I replied.

He said meet me for a date, I said “yeah”.

We met up, for dinner. Then after we went Roller Skating. We fell a couple

times, but then we laughed. I had to go home for work. So he went to go start the car. He drives me home.

Next week we argue, over very little things that become so big in this fight. I didn’t want to deal with it

so I let him go.

“ Love comes so slow, but it goes so fast” – Passenger

Pearls of Life

By Shaylynn Jojola

Travel around the world

Learn a new language

Go scuba diving

See the northern lights

Ride the tallest roller coaster

Make a lifetime enemy

Ride in a hot air balloon

Swim with dolphins

Ride in a helicopter

Ride an elephant

Graduate from Duke University

“I figure life is a gift and I don’t intend on wasting it”

- Jack from Titanic

I Should . . . I should watch my nearly three year old brother. I should clean my room

before I vacuum my rug. I should close my window to prepare for the cold future.

I think I should go to the beach.

I won’t watch my brother because he will be at

daycare until five pm. I will bring my bat to the beach to hit rocks. I will swim at the beach as well. I will probably forget to close the windows instead of

remember.

I will not clean my room instead I’ll play my game. I won’t bring my bat, I’ll forget instead. I won’t go to the beach, I’ll be out of energy instead because of

being at the school. I won’t vacuum my rug because, I’ll

go outside and lie on the grass and think about life.

RedBy Lynda Washington

Red is a rose.

Red is the sunset.

Red is the sound of a roaring fire.

Red is the sound of a luscious cherry.

Red is the taste of the sweet, sweet, strawberry.

Red is the taste of the sweetest cherries.

Red is the feeling of joy.

Red is the sound of biting red apples.

Red is the color of a red flower.

Red is the smell of cherry pie.

Red is the feeling after an argument.

Red is the color of blood.

Red is the smell of strawberry pie.

Red is the feeling of red juice.

Red is the color of red hot sausage on pizza.

Red is the sound of fire crackers on the 4rh of July.

And…

Red is a color that is amusing and cool!

Green By Daniel Johnson

Green is money… is life.

Green is trees.

Green is the sound of money clapping.

Green is the sound of branches moving.

Green is the taste of kale.

Green is the taste of celery.

Green is the feeling of awe.

Green is the sound of air.

Green is the color of grass.

Green is the smell of fresh air.

Green is the feeling after having money.

Green is the color of an alligator.

Green is the smell of pickles.

Green is the feeling of a rest.

Green is the color of a grasshopper on a tree.

Green is the sound of a parrot.

And…

Green is a color that is peaceful and restful.

BlueBy Kaidence Davis

Blue is the color of the sky.

Blue is the sound of the wind.

Blue is the sound of calm and patience.

Blue is the sound of the wind swaying.

Blue is the taste of the perfect blueberry.

Blue is the taste of a blueberry popsicle.

Blue is the feeling of a light, soft touch.

Blue is the color of the ocean.

Blue is the smell of the salty water.

Blue is the feeling af-ter a nice, calm swim.

Blue is the color of the sky, nice and bright.

Blue is the smell of a soft, light blueberry.

Blue is the feeling of a little, light wave.

Blue is the color of sky on earth.

Blue is the sound of a light voice through every-thing.

And…

Blue is a color that is peaceful and bright.

BlackBy Norma Sanchez

Black is the color of a pretty night.

Black is the taste of a blackberry.

Black is the taste of black licorice.

Black is the feeling of being lonely.

Black is the sound of a raven.

Black is the color of the deep waters.

Black is the smell of a fire.

Black is the feeling after crying in the dark.

Black is the color of the night.

Black is the smell of ash.

Black is the feeling of a sad boy or girl.

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Education“Masquerade” Prom at LNS – Saturday, May 9th

Submitted by: Nancy Sheng, K-12 Music Instructor and ASB Advisor

A huge thank you to all of the LNS staff who helped out with the prom on Saturday, May 8th! Many volunteers made the evening a success! I would like to recognize the helpers below.

Thanks to our ASB council for the initial planning of details and theme: Adam Lawrence, Janyha Ell, Seaneen Rob-erts, Jeffrey Cultee, Raven Borsey, Violet Rodriguez and Marlaneh Jefferson.

The beautiful deco-rations were designed by Mary Erickson, Art In-structor at LNS, assisted by Art students, and dec-orations were assembled after school on Friday, May 8th - by Mary Erick-son, Art Teacher; Sandra

Kellar, English Teacher; Mona Cagey, Parent Out-reach; Jessica Hubert, K-6 Teacher; with assistance from Enrique Medina, stu-dent; Vern Yake, Health/PE Instructor; Michael Fox, History Instructor; and Da-vid Braun, Science Instruc-tor. Cathy Cook, K-6 Math Coach, and her husband donated the beautiful flow-ers, delivered them and put them in vases on Saturday. Laurie Winters, K-8 Coun-selor, and Para-Educators Dodie Williams, Carlene Toby and Antonio Marquez came in early on Saturday to blow up balloons, deco-rate tables, and help set-up the mask crafting table. Thank you for the stunning display!

Thanks to our chaper-ones who included: Jessica Lafortune, Social Studies teacher; Crystal Lawrence, Family Support Coordina-tor; Randy Kaui, Student Services Director; Carlene

Toby and Antonio Mar-quez, Para-Educators. An-tonio Marquez and Carlene Toby helped with ticket sales as well.

A HUGE thank you to our Principal Heather Leighton, and Vice-Prin-cipal Kevin Villars for be-ing at the Prom for the entire time with the stu-dents. A special thank-you to Vinnie Thompson, for providing security even though she was not feeling well and was missing her grand-daughter’s birthday celebration.

Thanks to Chef Shane Cordero, who provided delicious snacks artisti-cally displayed. Thanks to our photographer, Jamie DeVaney, LNS Para Edu-cator. Taking photos was a popular activity throughout the evening. Our music provided by Lowell Bahe, Fresh Boogie, also was en-joyed by all.

Thank you to our won-derful custodial crew for the excellent work in set-ting up, taking down and cleaning up before and after the event.

The students came dressed in all their finery, were well-behaved, and enjoyed the entire evening, thanks to the efforts of our wonderful supporters here at LNS, as well as Lowell Bahe, French Boogie.

The Royal Court was:

Senior Prom King/Queen: Kavarez Lane, Treena Humphreys

J u n i o r P r i n c e / P r i n -cess: Kendrick Bob, Tia Deardorff

Sophomore Prince/Prin-cess: Tyler Martin, Coral Kapuni-Lopez

Freshman Prince/Prin-cess: Stanford Hoskins, Marlaneh Jefferson

Front row (boys): Enrique Medina, Raven Borsey. Second Row (boys): Dashawn Lawrence, Adrian Meyers, Guy Owings, Devin Lawrence, Tyler Martin, Jordan Revey. Back Row (girls): Michelle Polasky, Emily Lawton, Coral Kapuni-Lopez, Dalia Kapuni-Lopez, MacKayla George, Raeschelle Washington, Violet Rodriguez, Jai’lahni Poasa, Anna Cook

Mona Cagey, Parent Outreach; Teachers: Nancy Sheng, Jessica Hubert, Mary Erickson, Sandra Keller.

LNS teachers: Mary Erickson, Sandra Kellar, Nancy Sheng.

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EducationCareer and Education Fair Lummi

Nation SchoolSubmitted by: Edna Harper

This year we collaborat-ed with Lummi T.E.R.O. on the Career and Education Fair which was held on May 1st in the Lummi Nation School large gymnasium. We had 61 different or-ganizations, businesses, programs join with us and it was great to have 13 dif-ferent institutions of higher education (Universities, Community Colleges, 3 branches of the military; 3 Apprenticeship Programs, WSP, LNPD, Border Patrol and Fire District 8, Silver Reef Casino HR, LIBC HR, LCC HR, as well as many others.

Four businesses joined us for the first time (at least in the last three years) and

those businesses were Low-es, Bay City Supply, Bank of the Pacific and Safety West Coast.

Crystal Lawrence car-ried the microphone to all the tables and had visitors give their name and the business/school name and a few words about what they do. Tyler Kinley set up the sound equipment and helped visitors log into the WI FI for their or-ganization’s presentation. Solomon Lane and the LNS Maintenance Depart-ment set up all of the tables and chairs, and teachers instructed the students on how best to utilize the information provided by our visitors.

Door prizes were re-ceived from Alcoa Intalco,

Automotive Machinists (apprenticeship program), Bank of the Pacific, Costco, Fred Meyer, Lummi Dental Clinic, LTHC-Diabetes Pro-gram, Lummi Housing Au-thority, Northwest Indian College, Safety West Coast, Skagit Valley College, and the Silver Reef Casino. We are so grateful that our visitors contributed both in attendance, participation and in donations.

We gratefully acknowl-edge the help received from Lummi Planning and from Lummi Community Ser-vices for the food items for lunch. We also are grate-ful for the contribution of Shane Cordero, Cook at the Lummi Nation School, for the wonderful morning refreshment table – coffee, tea, pastries, and water.

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Tri-District Championships ~ May 21

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L u m m i J o h n -son-O’Malley Program would like to congratulate the “Class of 2015” High School Senior Graduates: from Lummi High, Fern-dale High, Bellingham High, Sehome High, Carpe Diem High (California) and Sherman High (California). We apologize if we missed any senior graduating this year. Congratulations to you all!!!

BALLEW, MATTHEW Jr. “TWO MOONS”- Lummi Tribal Member graduat-ing from Ferndale High. Parents: Lavern Phillips & Matthew Ballew Sr. Grand-parents: Mary & Robert Phillips I; Rena & (Late) Wayne Ballew Sr.

BALLEW, RAYMOND “Ts aolh na”- Lummi Tribal Member graduating from Ferndale High. Parents: Laural Wilbur & Timothy Ballew I. Grandparents: Cland Wilbur; Ernestine & Richard Ballew. I plan to go to college and figure out what kind of job I want.

BOLSTROM, LEANNDRA- Lower Elwha Klallam Trib-al Member graduating from Ferndale High. Parents: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick & Jay Bolstrom; Grandparents: Darlene & Don Hales; Di-ane Turry & Jim Bolstrom. I plan to attend WSU in the spring and major in Business. My mother has always been an important person I my life; she is my guide and my rock. She has taught me that hard work pays off.

BROCKIE, AUSTIN- Lum-mi Tribal member graduat-ing from Lummi High. Par-ents: Lila & Jason Brockie; Grandparents: Vera Adams & (Late) Robert Bob Sr. & Leslie Edwards & Travis Brockie I. Other important people in my life are my girlfriend Elizabeth, her parents: Michael & Wendy Lawrence and my grandma Vera! I plan on attending BTC for the Electrician Program.

BURKE, SARAH- Lummi Tribal Member graduating from Lummi High. Par-ents: Geneva Bell-Lane & Andrew Burke; Grand-parents: Vina & Stephen Bell, Beverly Masterson. My plan for the future is to go to Washington State University and major in Nursing. GO COUGS!

COOPER, DEVIN- En-rolled tribal member of Nooksack Tribe. Gradu-ating from Lummi Nation High School. Parents: Pau-la Jefferson & Jason Coo-per Grandparents Lillian Kinley & Douglas Jefferson, Velma Cooper & Daniel Cooper.

FELIX, KAITLYN- Lummi Tribal Member Graduat-ing from Ferndale High- Parents: Melissa John & Johnny Felix Grandpar-ents: Trena LaClair-Lane & Martin John, Melvina Tom & Alfonso Felix Sr. My plans for the future will be attending Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena California fall of 2015

HUMPHREYS, TREENA “Xwiye’lia”- Lummi Tribal Member graduating from Lummi High- Parents: Charlene & Arthur Hum-phreys III; Grandparents: Eunice Hillaire & Althea & Arthur Humphreys Jr. I want to stick around home and go to Northwest Indian College and play basketball.

JEFFERSON, ALEX- Lum-mi Tribal Member graduat-ing from Lummi High- Par-ents: Cathy Lane & John Jefferson Grandparents: Darlene & Art Lane; Sadie Obi & James A. Jefferson. I plan to go to college and be working.

JEFFERSON, JANE GA-BRIELL “Snul Thul Sa” “Ka-Chen”- Nooksack Trib-al Member graduating from Lummi Nation School. Par-ents: Denise & Gabriel Jefferson; Grandparents: Elizabeth & Alphonso Paez; Marie Phare & (Late) Ga-briel “Gabe” Jefferson.

JOHNSON, SASHA- Lum-mi Tribal member gradu-ating from Ferndale High Parents: Valerie Phair & Andrew Johnson; Grand-parents: Theresa Jefferson & Joe Phair; Andrea & (Late) Vern Johnson Jr. I plan to go to college and get a 4 year degree at Bell-ingham Technical College.

JONES, WILLIAM III “Sels Xwimechten”- Lum-mi Tribal Member gradu-ating from Lummi High. Parents: Regina James & William Jones Jr. Grand-parents: Bonnie Edwards & Walter James & Josie & William Jones Sr.

KENNEDY-JEFFERSON, BILLIE “Whipkain/ Wi-Chx-Wi-Cha-Wia”- Lummi Tribal member graduating from Ferndale High- Par-ents: Lynnette Kennedy & William T Jefferson; Grandparents: Pearly McArthur & Kenneth Ken-nedy; Juanita Jefferson & David Jefferson. I plan to start college at Northwest Indian College and then transfer to University Of Washington to get my mas-ters in Psychology.

LANE, AVERY- Lummi Tribal Member graduat-ing from Lummi High. Parents: Reatha A. Tom & Jeffery Lane; Grandpar-ents: Andrea Jefferson & Charles Kimble, Elaine & George Lane.

LANE, KAVAREZ- Lummi Tribal member graduating from Lummi High. Par-ents: Theresa Lane & T.J Grandparents: Darlene & (Late) Art Lane. I will Continue Playing basket-ball while going to college. My interest are acting & modeling and continue to work at our family busi-ness “Smokey’s Seafood & Fireworks”

LAWRENCE, ADAM-LEE “Que Nook”- Lummi Tribal member graduating from Lummi High- Parents: Jo-cary Lawrence & Jeffrey Noland; Grandparents- Elizabeth & Israel Law-rence. I plan to go to Wash-ington State University.

LAWRENCE, CARLA- Lummi Tribal Member graduating from Lummi High- Parents: Loretta Point & Carl Lawrence grandparents: Evelyn Wil-liams & Ernest Jefferson

LAWRENCE, ELIJAH- Lummi Tribal Member graduating from Sehome High. Parents: Shannon Hewitson & John Law-rence; Grandparents: Thea Jacobson & Gene Hewitson & Lillian Rose Jefferson & Frank Lawrence I. Thank you family, mom and Paul for always being there for me and pushing me to try. I love you!

L A W R E N C E , S O N I A : Lummi Tribal member graduating from Sherman Indian High School (Cal-ifornia) Parents: Mari & Paul Lawrence Sr; grand-parents: Victory Hillaire Antonio & Joseph George Page, Rose & Frank Law-

rence Sr. I plan to attend Northwest Indian College or Western Washington University after graduation in May 2015.

MARQUEZ, RICHARD “TEEAIS”- Lummi Tribal Member graduating from Ferndale High. Parent: Lillian Phare; Grandpar-ents: Marie Phare- Ramos & Late Gabriel Jefferson Sr, Celerina Marquez & Juan Flores.

M C A L L I S T E R - C O R -FEILD, ELISHA- Suqua-m i s h T r i b a l M e m b e r graduating from Ferndale High School- Parents: Ellie McAllister. Other import-ant people in my life would be my “Step” Dad Rob McAllister. My future plans are to attend a cosmetology school and go from there.

MIKE, KING- Twenty-nine Palms Tribal Member grad-uating from Ferndale High- Parents: Melissa Mike & King Solomon Grandpar-ents: Teresa & Dean Mike; Cheryl & Robert Solomon.

MORRIS, ISAIAH- Up-per Skagit Tribal Member graduating from Ferndale High School- Parents: An-gela Smallwood & Stephen Morris- Grandparents: Shari Williams & Rich-ard Smallwood; Rosemary (Baxter) & James Morris. My grandmother Rosemary Morris is important to me. The plan is to go to college after high school and have a great life!

NEVINS, JACOB- Lummi tribal member graduat-ing from Ferndale High: Parents: (Late) Brenda Edwards & Larry Nevins Grandparents: (Late) San-dra Williams & (Late) Reg-gie Edwards.

OWINGS, ALEX- Lummi Tribal Member graduat-ing from Bellingham High Parents: Irenee James & Mark Owings Grandpar-ents: (LATE) Irene James & Armour James Sr.; Wil-ma & Leon Owings.

PIERRE, KAMARA- Lum-mi Tribal Member gradu-ating from Ferndale High. Parents: Kathy Pierre & Mario W. Grandparents: Betty (Phair) & Eneas Pierre Sr. I adore my fam-ily like nobody’s business my mom is the most im-portant. I also love my friends, especially Hauna; my best friend/cousin. I

enjoy music, reading, and writing. My future plans are to graduate high school and go to college for my En-glish Lit Degree and then go back to school to get my teaching degree.

QUINTOS, JESSE: Lummi Tribal Member graduating from Carpe Diem High, California- Parents: Karee-na Warbus & Leo Quintos, Grandparents: Virginia Oldham & (Late) Craig Warbus. The important people in my life are my family. I plan to join the US Army after graduation. The most important lesson I learned in life so far is that the only thing that really matters in life is the people who take the time to be in your life and stand by your side.

ROBERTS, CASEY “Hax’ ah lum ot”- Lummi Tribal member graduating from Lummi High- Parents: Dena Jefferson & Gary Roberts; Grandparents: Cathie Leathers & Angelo Jefferson; Danna Hunter & Maynard Roberts. My parents and brother and sister are important people in my life. I am taking a few months off to travel.

ROBERTS, JACOB “Quil-suhl”- Nooksack Tribal Member- graduating from Lummi High- Parents: Janelle Sturgeon & Steven Roberts; Grandparents: Jeanette Lawrence; Char Roberts & Steven Hannah. Important people in my life are Jeremy, Amanda, Treena, Grandma Jeanette, Patrick and Chuggy.

ROBERTS, SEANEEN “Sx-was’sia”- Nooksack Tribal Member graduating from Lummi High- Parents: Dul-cie Keeler & Greg Roberts; Grandparents: Timi & Jim Wegley & Char Roberts & Steven Hannah. Important people in my life/future plans: I plan on attending BTC to get my culinary arts degree. Important people are my parents, sister, and my boyfriend, but most importantly my daughter Renee Rose.

SOLOMON, TAYLOR- Lummi Tribal Member graduating from Ferndale High School- Parents: Ali-cia & Steven Solomon Jr. - Grandparents: Shelia (?) & Mark Ayers, Tina & Steven Solomon Sr. My sisters are important to me and all my

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SOLOMON, TRACI “Sen-Sang-Qwie”- Lummi Tribal Member graduating from Ferndale High School: Parents: Johanna Phair & Brad Solomon; Grand-parents: Alma Jefferson & Gordon Charles; Laura Tom & Ralph Solomon. I plan to work for Victims of Crime as an advocate.

STURGEON, Halle- Lum-mi Tribal member gradu-ating from Lummi High- Parents: Verla Toby & Kyle Sturgeon Sr. Grandparents: Louella Toby & Verle Toby Sr., Jeanette Lawrence & William Sturgeon Sr. I want to thank my mom for everything she does for me, and my brother Kyle for pushing me to do my best, and my best friends for

being there for me during high school. I just want to go to NWIC until I figure out what I want to do.

TETON, TONYA- Lummi Tribal Member graduat-ing from Lummi High. Parents: “Late” Charlene Ballew & William Teton; Grandparents: Rena Ballew & “Late” Wayne Ballew Sr. & Irene Campbell. I am thankful for my Uncle Cas

& Auntie Mary Donna for pushing me through school all these years and teaching me how important my ed-ucation is.

VENDIOLA, MELCHOR “Noda”- Walker Rive Pai-ute, Nevada- graduat-ing from Ferndale High School- Parents: Michelle & Michael Vendiola- Grandparents: Diane & Rodney George; Diane

(Villaluz) & (Late) Rudolfo Vendiola. I hope to go to UW or WWU for a film degree or biology.

WILLIAMS, DEAN IV- Lummi Tribal member graduating from Lummi High. Parents: Lindi Moore & Dean Williams. Grand-parents: Cheryele & Don Moore; Sheri-Lee & Late Dean Williams.

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June 28thSunday ~ 9AM to 11AM ~Wexliem

Community Breakfast

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Education8th Grade River Fishing

May 26, 2015, The Lummi people have been fishing salmon for many years. For Coast Salish people fishing is part of our “schlangen” Way of life. Lummi has great fish-ing history. Our history in fishing still continues on. Today Lummi Natural Resources invited Lummi Nation School Student to come out and participate in

today’s river fishing on the Nooksack River. Lummi Nation School 8th Grade class got to participate in catching salmon for the 1st salmon ceremony on June 5, 2015.

Quincy Lane, Darius Washington, and Derrick Garcia went on the field trip today to observe what it takes to be a fisherman

today. Students also, got to get familiar on reading the river and getting an idea where the sand bars are and where the deeper channels might be. Today Darius Washington got to drive a boat for the first time today. It was hard for him to get used to it at first because it is opposite of driving with a steering and to which way you steer the

motor. The students had a fun time today.

Student also today got to familiarize to what a Hatchery salmon is and what a wild salmon is. Today’s fish count was 6 hatchery and 2 wilds.

I am glad these stu-dents went out on the field trip today. Thank you to the

Lummi Natural Resources and to the Lummi Nation School Teams. Thank you all for making this field trip possible. I am glad that we are able to learn about fishing in our school. We are continuing our Schel-angen the best way we can. Es Titem-lh (we are doing the best we can).

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Community UpdatesNooksack Days ~ May 9

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Community UpdatesLummi Youth Wellness Center

Submitted by Laura Porter

Before & After School:Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday7:30AM to 9:00AM 2:00PM to 6:00PM

This program will pro-vide a safe environment for Children ages 5-14 or Grades K-8. Daily Snacks will be provided during regular operating hours. Including all school breaks such as spring, Summer and Winter.

Activities Include:

· Homework Completion

· Cultural Arts and Crafts Room

· Game Room

· Movie Room

Youth Mentors

Jessica Howard

Marissa Veale

Sarah Scott

Docavie Vendiola

Ronomus Revey

Helena Lawrence

Maryann Revey

Logan Toby

Mentors will be sta-tioned designated bus stops to escort kids to and from the bus daily.

LYWC Staff pitch in to prepare for the upcoming opening of the Traditional Healing Garden. May 20, 2015 all staff all joined in to clean the LYWC facility campus. Staff is commit-ted to providing a clean safe environment for our youth and have been will-ing to assist in any way possible. Thank you Lum-mi Youth Wellness Staff!

Morning bus run for FSD.

Youth prepare Mothers Day Gifts.

Staff Clean Up.

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Opinions & Perspectives NOTE: The following ), in no way directly reflect the opinions of Lummi Indian Business Council, it’s members or its staff, unless otherwise noted. Letters to the editor are always welcome. Please send them to: Lummi Squol Quol Editor, 2665 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 email: [email protected]

Bob’s Garage “Denise McCluggage: 1927-2015”

Submitted by Bob Aiken

Native Business: Failure is Part of Becoming Successful

Failure is part of life. Everyone fails. Failure is often perceived as bad but often includes good. How does one fight through failure instead of letting it destroy? The answer is per-spective. Those that have a positive perspective use failure as an experience to do better and become bet-ter. Some things business owners have taught me over the years:

Startup businesses have a high mortality rate. As long as you try your

hardest, are honest, and deal with problems hon-orably you will likely get a second chance to restart. –Or (as an employee) keep going through troubling times because maintaining composure and integrity in the face of great challenge is a valuable personal char-acteristic.

Experience to make good decisions is earned and gathered most quickly when things are not going well. Working hard and respecting relationships

are often the best tools to resolve issues.

Fai lure keeps you grounded and is a reality check. It helps one be-come centered emotionally where success does not go to one’s head or failure to the heart.

Making small mistakes may be a good strategy to take risk and evolve over time into a more prosper-ous person. “Fall forward fast” is a term I learned many years ago as I entered

the workforce as a salesper-son. The meaning of the phrase is to put yourself out into the market and try different methods of inter-acting with people to drive results (make sales). Gain-ing experience in what will not work is really valuable, especially at the beginning of things, so that one may develop the maturity and confidence to get things done.

Great stories come from failure. Stories of hardship catch peoples’

attention and bring them together because struggle is universal where everyone can relate.

Jim Stanley freely shares his knowledge in an effort to foster economic success in Indian Coun-try. He is a Tribal mem-ber of the Quinault Indian Nation, Treasurer of the Tribal C-Store Summit Group, and Chairman of the Quinault Nation En-terprise Board. To contact Jim for comments, go to JimStanley.biz.

(copyright 2015 by Bob Aiken)

When I’m on Wikipe-dia, I have a rather ghoul-ish habit of trolling the “Recent Deaths” feature on their home page. I don’t know if this is healthy, but my curiosity always gets the better of me and root through the listings until this need to see who has left this mortal coil is sat-isfied. Some weeks back, I clicked on that link and I ran across the name “De-nise McCluggage”. I had only one reaction:

Uh, oh!

I rolled into the listing on Wikipedia and there was the confirmation that this wonderful wordsmith, this wonderful automotive journalist, this gutsy tal-ented race driver was gone. I still don’t know what had happened, other than death was attributed to “natural causes”. It chaps me when they do that when people are over 80. Damn it, she won the GT class at

Sebring in 1961 driv-ing a Ferrari 250 GTO and won her class in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally driving a Ford Falcon (special-ly prepared). There was a whole raft of other credits that she’d acquired over her racing career as

well as having started and continuing to participate in the running of the weekly magazine, Autoweek. You can’t just write off someone like that. They just don’t roll over and die.

But, she’s gone…as of May 6th this year.

This ends a remarkable career of a woman who must’ve known where her fortune and future were going to lay as early as the age of twelve. She started a neighborhood newspa-per in her hometown of El Dorado, Kansas. That was 1939. She had come into this world just two years before the start of the Great Depression, had lived through the worst of it, and was attempting a risky venture as the nation was beginning to emerge from serious financial nastiness. They grew ‘em tough back then.

Formal education con-tinued at Mills College in the bay area of California. She graduated earning degrees in philosophy, eco-

nomics, and politics. After multiple applications to the San Francisco Chronicle, she nailed down a job re-porting. In 1954, she moved on to New York where she found a post on the New York Herald Tribune, even-tually finding her war into the Sports Department. She concentrated on cov-erage of skiing and auto racing. Typically for her, she began writing about these subjects and then be-gan participating in them. If her performance in auto racing is any indication, she must also have been a hell of a skier.

Her penchant for ac-quiring interesting cars started at the San Fran-cisco Chronicle when a co-worker sold her a Chevy for $100.00. Soon, a Dodge for $15 followed, and an unending trail of cars fol-lowed. Racing credits in-clude wins in races where she was driving her Porsche 550 (a car that James Dean had died in), and a Ferrari 250 GTO (that she probably wound up owning). There is a photo on a website (“The Truth About Cars”) article written by Ronnie Schreiber. The photo is of a Ferrari 250 GTO on the track at Elkhart Lake, Wis-consin. The car shows some signs of “battle damage” on the left front as Denise is entering a left-hand sweep-er. It’s beautiful.

I began reading her work in the eighties when several of my friends had turned me onto “Autoweek” magazine at that time. It was a tabloid-sized news-paper printed on news-print, and not really meant to be archival in any sense of the word. That’s a shame, because the prose on those now-yellowing pages was pure gold. Denise McClug-gage had helped start the magazine (under the name “Competition Press”) and continued contributing as a writer, columnist, and se-nior editor until the end. I read her accounts of meet-ings and friendships with notable drivers, such as the Rodriguez brothers, Juan Manuel Fangio, Phil Hill, Masten Gregory, and oth-ers. Sadly, some of those accounts are in the form of obituaries. The bad part about auto racing in the early years was that you lost a lot of friends, and it was rough. It still is.

And now we’ve lost Denise.

The only way I can do this obituary justice is to hand it over to someone who worked with her. Mark Vaughn, who an excellent writer and journalist at

“Autoweek” finished his obituary of Denise McClug-gage this way:

“…her greatest gift was the ability to take that life-time of wonderful expe-riences and share them so eloquently and so gen-erously with the rest of us. The title of her collec-tion of Autoweek writings, “By Brooks Too Broad For Leaping,” comes from an A.E. Housman poem. As our final goodbye to our friend and colleague, we’ll reproduce it here. Good-bye, Denise.

‘With rue my heart is laden

For golden friends I had,For many a rose-lipt

maidenAnd many a lightfoot lad.By brooks too broad for

leapingThe lightfoot boys are

laid;The rose-lipt girls are

sleepingIn fields where roses

fade.’”I can’t tell you where

she is now, but I hope she is with her friends. They should have no trouble keeping it between the ditches and the shiny side up.

June’s Tip of the Month:

Value your elders and your friends. One day, they will be handing the torch to you.

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Opinions & PerspectivesNOTE: The following editorial(s), in no way directly reflect the opinions of Lummi Indian Business Council, it’s members or its staff, unless otherwise noted. Letters to the editor are always welcome. Please send them to: Lummi Squol Quol Editor, 2665 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 email: [email protected]

“Being Frank” Tomorrow’s Salmon

Submitted by Lorraine Loomis, Chair, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

Effects of c l imate change and the ongoing loss of salmon habitat came home to roost at this year’s tribal and state salm-on fishing season setting process. The result was some of the most restric-tive salmon fisheries ever seen in some areas.

A record low snow-pack, low stream flows and

increasing water tempera-tures, combined with the results of ongoing habitat loss and declining ma-rine survival, forced the co-managers to sharply cut harvest this year to protect both hatchery and natu-rally spawning chinook stocks.

The co-managers set seasons based on the need to conserve the weakest salmon stocks. The goal is to protect the weakest stocks while also providing limited harvest on healthy stocks which are mostly hatchery fish.

Last year’s salmon runs throughout Puget Sound returned far below expec-tations. Those fish that returned faced low stream flows that led to water tem-peratures soaring to 75 de-grees or more in some plac-es. Water temperatures 70 degrees or higher can be lethal to salmon. Last year many adult salmon – both hatchery and wild – died

before they could spawn or reach a hatchery.

This year’s returns of hatchery and wild salmon are expected to be about 30 percent lower across the board than last year’s poor returns. Lake Washington chinook provide a good example of why this year’s fishing seasons needed to be more restrictive.

Hatchery and wild salmon returning to Lake Washington must pass through the most ur-banized parts of western Washington where they are confronted by polluted stormwater runoff, barri-ers and low stream flows. When combined with the effects of elevated stream temperatures, the results can be deadly for salmon.

T h e M u c k l e s h o o t Tribe, which tracks salm-on migration into the lake through the Ballard Locks, quickly realized the extent of last year’s low returns

and took action to protect the remaining fish. The tribe sharply reduced or eliminated planned har-vests, including culturally important ceremonial and subsistence fisheries. But by then most of the damage had already been done. De-spite tribal sacrifices, Lake Washington wild chinook populations were further diminished and hatchery egg-take goals were unmet.

Given last year’s poor returns and the increased effects of climate change and habitat loss, the tribes were stunned when the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife – ap-parently at the prodding of sport fishermen – pro-posed even higher chinook sport harvest this year. Their proposal included a mid-Puget Sound fishery targeting chinook in an area where the weak Lake Washington run congre-gates. But the tribes reject-ed the proposed harvest

increases and the fisheries were withdrawn, leading to howls of protest from some anglers.

The package of fish-eries developed by the co-managers for 2015 re-flects the reality of lower abundance and reduced fishing opportunity for everyone. Good salmon management requires us to balance the needs of the resource against the desire by some to catch more fish every year. That is why we must have strong leader-ship to make the tough decisions needed to protect the resource.

The treaty tribes believe that salmon must be man-aged in the best interest of those who will follow seven generations from now. We will not allow tomorrow’s salmon to be sacrificed for today’s harvest.

Contact: Tony Meyer or Emmett O’Connell (360) 438-1180, www.nwifc.org

Lummi Elders – Senior

Scene June

By: Kwo’sel’wet, Diana Dixon

Significant June Days

D-Day June 6, 1944. Four boys from Lummi participated in the Nor-mandy Invasion landing on Omaha Beach on the coast of France under heavy Nazi machine gun fire: Brothers Bill and Jim Alexander, Tony Dudley Jefferson and Jimmy Adams. These war-riors survived returning to Lummi to settle down and raise their families. We honor our Veterans for courage, valor and bravery. RIP beloved hero. Hy’shqe \o/.

June 14th Flag Day: Happy Birthday to the Stars and Stripes! A resolu-tion adopted by the Second Continental Congress at

Philadelphia June 14, 1777.

June 21st Father’s Day: The governor of Wash-ington state proclaimed the nation’s first “Father’s Day.”

June 21st First Day of Summer!

The Week of the War-rior honoring our Veterans. Stommish was born 69 years ago in 1946. World War I Veterans, Herb John and Bunny Washington wanted to celebrate the returning of soldiers from World War II. They went about contacting tribes throughout the Salish Sea to come celebrate with us with dancing, singing, ca-noe racing, sla-hal games and feasting. It is with pride and honor we celebrate our brave men and women of the military at the 69th Stommish Festival.

Memorial Day

A day set aside to honor the war dead. A day of re-membrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. Originally called Decora-tion Day. A flag is placed on the graves to honor our fall-en soldiers one more time. Our Color Guard was on hand to bring in the colors while the veterans executed the 21 gun salute and taps was played. We thank our

beloved warriors.

Canoe races by any measure, big or small, the one man or eleven man are awesome. The younger Buckskins pullers are excit-ing. It doesn’t matter where they’re from or who wins the race; it’s a celebration. The sound of the Sla-hal game’s fast tempo is heard across Frog Bay from the cove to portage. Best of all, one can’t resist the mouth watering BBQ salmon! The elders remember how it used to be. They have seen and experienced many changes. It’s nice to visit old friends, break bread with new ones, share sto-ries and tell a joke or two. We are making memories for generations to come.

Honored Veteran

Native Americans have the highest per-capita of service of any ethnic popu-lace in defense of America. We went when we heard the sound of distant drums. We, the Native people, have served in the military be-fore the Revolutionary War or the War of 1812.

Elders

Our beautiful elders are wishing for seafood. The beaches are closed and we want to feed our Lummi. There was a time that our tables were full of all kinds

of sea life. Favorites were sea urchins, grunters, crab, butters, steamers, horse clams, octipi and squid.

Lummi

Before the intruders arrived, we were a self suf-ficient people considered to be the wealthiest of all Native people. After the discrimination our peo-ple by unknown diseases, destruction of our fishing grounds and gathering places, we were a dying populace. The 1910 census listed Lummi with 395 residents. We are now the third largest tribe in the state with a population of over 4500. As we look around, there is very little history for one to see. Re-cently, at the roundabouts, carvings were put in place. At Gooseberry Point, a beautiful mural was paint-ed by our artists Isha Jules and Vince Solomon along with their helpers. The casino, owned by us, has very, little, almost nonex-istant tribal, Coast Salish artwork.

Shaker Church

Was founded in 1881 by Squaxin shaman John Slo-cum and his wife Mary. The Shaker Church is a blend of Native American, Catholic, and Protestant beliefs and practices. Shakers religion

is an instrument of God to provide relief to Natives in their time of need. They have churches and shrines throughout the Salish Sea communities. The Native Shakers are unrelated nor affiliated to the Shakers of New England.

Elders on the Go

The travel season is in full swing. First over-night-er was to Lincoln City, Or-egon. We went on a quick jaunt down the interstate to Emerald Downs hosted by the Muckelshoot Tribe. It was fun and entertaining. Elvis was on hand (hips) to shake, rattle and roll. We thank the Muckleshoot people for a good meal and a lively afternoon. We traveled to Tulalip to play a little bingo and to attend their Honoring the Elders function. In mid-July the Elders are on their way to Spirit Mountain hosted by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. There’s a lot more to come as we visit our neighboring tribal communities. If you want information on the Elder’s travel activities, please call the transportation office at Little Bear Creek 758-3500.

Tidelands

So much to do. So much summer fun. Boaters, be

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careful of the pullers out on the water. A lot of young-sters are following our ca-noe culture. The little guys are learning canoe safety but are not yet experts.

I waded for crabs while the rest of the family dug clams. I’d drag my potato sack wading barefoot as the tide came in. My grand-mother taught me to pick up crabs without getting “pinched”. A #3 washtub was boiling sea water over an open fire ready to cook the crabs. That was the best.

Lummi has beauti-ful beaches. Take a drive around Lummi Shore, Lummi View and Frog Bay. When the tide’s in or out, it’s awesome. We often take our picturesque tidelands for granted. It’s our right since time immemorial to use the tidelands respect-

fully. The tidelands are for the exclusive use of the Lummi by the Treaty of 1855.

Title 13 Tidelands Code

13.01.020 Necessity Regulation.

It is imperative for the preservation and protec-tion of the tidelands. We must protect the tidelands from abuse, litter, taking driftwood, shellfish, min-eral, rocks, sand or marine plants. We love our beach-es. A permit is required to make a fire on the beach. Sounds unreasonable but those are the rules. We were never required to get a permit for what we deemed as our given right. It is up to us to protect our beach-es; environment, fisheries and shellfish beds. Those who violate the ordinance

will have committed a civil offense. The tidelands are closed until October.

Fishing

Our way of life depends on the fishers, diggers, divers and shellfish . There was a time the white man implied Native fishing de-pleted the salmon runs. We have fished the Salish Sea for thousands of years nev-er endangering the stocks. It was greed, over harvest, pollution and the destruc-tion of the spawning beds.

Silly Facts

The almanac suggests ideas mixed in with weath-er, wit, and wisdom. My family had a huge vegetable garden. They always knew when to plant no almanac needed. However, it sug-gests when to get a hair cut, when to quit smok-ing or the best time to go

fishing. Do you know why a charley horse is called a charley horse? It’s be-cause in the old western days, the muscular part of the leg was called charlie. Cowboys chafed their legs riding their horses thus the cramp was called a charlie horse. Yep, true story. The next blue moon will appear next month in July.

Summer Bugs

Camping, hiking, ber-ry picking, on the river, in the woods or in your own backyard is great fun. Many of us will head to the mountains, lakes, or camp on Portage or pull cedar bark. Be aware of insects. Many people die from mos-quito-borne illness like encephalitis. Some ticks carry lyme disease. After an outing, check yourself making sure you don’t have any on you. Biting flies, yel-

low jackets, mosquitoes and spiders can put a damper on your fun. In the evening bats come out. Bats and snakes creep me out.

Sasquatch

I’ve heard endless stories, sightings and encounters with “Sassy”. The incidents, in my belief, are true, not conjured up or contrived. However, sci-entists conclude that sightings of Sasquatch are most likely black bears standing upright. Throughout Native America and First Nations, there are many stories about the leg-endary creature. Descriptions are basically the same; a hairy creature maybe eight to nine feet tall walking on two legs. If you have been near Sassy, you will never forget the re-pulsive stench similar to that of a decomposing skunk. Many whites are searching the world over looking for the elusive creatures. Good luck, they will never find them. An ancestor once indicated that the white man needs to leave Sasquatch alone, do not hunt, hurt or destroy.

Little Bear Creek

Annual Honoring Our Elders event is scheduled for July 10th at the Wexliem Com-munity Building. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. The theme is LOL which translat-ed is “Laugh out Loud”. It’s social media lingo. We attri-bute the new words added to the dictionary as social media culture. For example OMG means Oh my Gosh. So let’s do our party this year to the theme of Laugh out Loud = Lol. Makes us Lol. Pretty cool enit? Good food, good fun, good time with good friends.

Activity Room open M-F 9:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Lunch M-F at 12:00 Call for transportation 758-3500 Non-elders $3.00

Diabetic Group Meets Tues-days 10:00-11:00am

Toe Nail Care, 2nd Wednes-day, 12:15pm “Need a Trim? Bring’em In”

Birthday Lunch every 3rd Thursday

Eucharistic Ministers Friday at noon for those desiring Holy Communion.

Have a wonderful June. Take dad to breakfast or get him some tools. Dads like to get tools and big boys toys. Hug your kids, grandkids, significant other. Thank a Vet-eran and give a hug or hand-shake. Take care of yourself and take care of each other. For a world united in peace, let us bow our heads and pray. Hy’shqe \o/

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In Loving MemoryVesta Elizabeth Lane PerkinsVesta Elizabeth Lane Perkins, age 82, of Bellingham, WA,

passed away on Sunday May 10, 2015. A prayer/rosary service will be held on Wednesday May 13, 2015 at 6:30pm at the Wexliem Community Building, officiated by Father Tim Sauer, and a funeral Mass on Thursday May 14, 2015 at 10:30am at the Wexliem Com-munity Building, officiated by Father Kahnh Nguyen.

Jamie JamesJamie Kendell James, age 25, passed away unexpectedly. Ja-

mie was well known for his smile , his sense of humor, and his keen sense of fashion. Jamie enjoyed river rafting, zip lining, dancing and animals. Jamie is survived by his mother Marian Denise James, his sisters Daphne ( Bob ) Howard,, Johnee, Denise, Denae ( Jasper ) Cladoosby, Sunsearae and Sharayah Lane, Lena and Frankie Buck .

Jamie is preceded in death by his father Dale Arthur James, his paternal grandparents Joe and Velma James, and his maternal grandparents Leonard and Marian Jefferson.

There was a memorial service on Friday, May 15th held at Wexliem Community Building at 6:30pm.

The funeral service was held Saturday, May 16th at 10:00 am at Wexliem followed by burial at Lummi Nation Cemetery.

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submissions in a positive light.

Elders June Birthdays

Clifford CharlesAnnie Loretta Paul (Humphreys)Ramona Morris (Phare)Norma Bosler (James)John LewisRamona Owings (Revey)Lurita DailingHenry James Sr. Vernon HoskinLoretta Russell (Neeley)Joanne Potter (Oliver)Frank FinkbonnerLucy Willett (Finkbonner)Eileen Culver (Howell)Marie Sagaberd (Oliver)Barbara HowellLoreen Wilbur (Solomon)William Jones Sr. Charles Finkbonner2Alexander KamkoffRegina Dillon (Plaster)Thomas KinleySharlee Entz (James)Marcella Laclair (Martin)Elynor Joneson (Miller)Thomas Crane Sr.Charles JeffersonValdeen Lambert (Hillaire)Ernestine JamesClarence Bob Sr. Frank BobNancy Dailey (McCluskey)Colleen James (Martin)John Phair Sr. Debra Carter (Heiser)Kathleen ThomasJosephine Warbus

Bonita Vanvliet (Gault)Barbara Roberts (Plaster)Pamela HillaireRobert Morris Sr. Nadine PhairRaymond Olsen Jr. Janice CookeJosephine Bellefeuille (Finkbonner)Mary Kinley-Cohen (Jefferson)Julie Mayer (Pagdilas)Linda GeorgeJanice JeffersonVen JohnsonPaul LorenzPhyllis AlexanderDiane Evert (Eckenburg)Juanita Sroka (James)Marilyn Irwin (Paul)Edward Lutz Jr. Jeffrey NelsonArmour JamesDebra EckenbergRegina Tom (Jefferson)Avery ReveyShelia PhairGilbert Galler Jr. Chery McBride (Moore) Kimberly Lewis (Solomon)Franklin KingFrederick King Theresa Conway (Ballew)Ronald RussellLucy LaclairJames RiveraJessie MorganrothRhonda Scarborough

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For Richard Solomon, Happy Father’s Day! Thank you for doing what you can for us and that we love you. You always put our children first, we’re so proud of you on how far you gotten. I’m glad our children get to see you on how much you’ve changed into a better person. Another awesome year with you and many more to come, I love you so much

Richard. Happy Father’s Day babe, We love you. Clarissa and Family.

For Ralph Solomon, Happy Father’s Day!! Thank you so much what you do for us,

you toke us in and treated us like your own. There’s no words can say how much you

mean to us. We love you dad! Clarissa and Family.

I would like to wish my handsome best friend a very HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!! Thank you for everything you do and everything you’ve done! Thank you for being the best friend

a person can ever have and the best father ever!!! Thank you for sooooooo much!!!

We all love you so much! <3 <3 <3 Always! YOUR FAMILY Alexandria, Ayla, Alvin,

Sceraiya, Russell, Kenna, Mianna, Joey!!!

Danielle Mary Marie Jones: Enrolled member of Nooksack tribe graduating from

Westshore High Victoria BC. Parents: Randall Jones and Lorie Prescott.

Grandmother: Jackie Leathers

Desiree Margaret Pearl Jones: Enrolled member of Nooksack tribe graduating from

Westshore High Victoria BC. Parents: Randall Jones and Lorie Prescott.

Grandmother: Jackie LeathersHappy Fathers Day!! Markie Martin words

can’t explain how much son and I appreciate you. Thank you for stepping up to be a father to our son and taking care of us. We sure are blessed with Joseph and our daughter on the

way. You complete our family and brought us happiness. We love you so much. Love

always your wife Ayla, son Joey and our bun Alexa Martin.

Happy 32nd Anniversary to my Honey (Henry Cagey) on June 25th! I love you very

much!Happy Anniversary to my Brother Richard

and his beautiful wife Sandy! Love you guys!Happy 50th Birthday to Monty Cagey on

June 15th!Happy Father’s Day my Honey & my Brother and to all the Dad’s out there in Lummi! May

you have many blessings this year!Yvonne Cagey!

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO MY SONS: Howard, Andrew, and TURTLE….Even when

times were not so good between us we continued to try to have a solid relationship. After the loss of your Dad I know it wasn’t

easy for you to just have me. But at this point in my life I feel very lucky. I want each of

you to know how very proud I am of each of you. We strive to be a family that provides one another with support, encouragement,

but mostly love. Your grandparents would be proud. Continue to take care of yourself…

there is much work to be done. Have a great Father’s Day. Love you everyday MOM

Seiah.

Wishing my granDad Edward L Jones a very happy father’s day. Thank you for everything you do for your children, grandchildren and

great-grandchildren. We truly appreciate you and are blessed to have you in our lives. You’re my grandpa but my father figure

growing up and always will be. Love you with everything I have. Love always, Mia Cristina,

Billy Lummi, Addy Renee & Willy

I would like to wish Laticiyah Daliyah Warbus a very Happy Birthday and that Momma Patpat and Mom Loreen are so very proud of you and that you are doing

such a very good job in school and to just keep it up your making us very proud

you’re the bestest daughter ever..Love Patpat,Mom,Erin,Sonson, Papa Louis Sissy

and Malita..Also would like to wish my grandpa Robert

Lane an Happy Fathers Day.. Love you all the way up to heaven and back..Love Patpat

Happy Birthday to my sister Priscilla Paul, and nephew Daniel Paul. If I missed anyone

didn’t mean to. Love ya all.

Happy Father’s Day Tse’tos’ton! I love you dad for aways being there for me growing up and still now, and for being there for my

babies too! We love you so much muc Papa! Love Baby Trish, SonSon& Baby Bear

Happy Father’s Day to the best Dad ever! I love you and couldn’t be any prouder of the father and ‘Papa’ you are to your babies and grandbabies and nieces and nephews. Love,

Kwel’Sil’Le’Mault

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Would love to wish our MOM THERESA LANE a Happy Birthday 6/22. Thxs for all that you have done for us in keeping us healthy and Active and most of all raising STATE CHAMPS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA.

The Thomas Family would like to wish a very happy birthday or happy anniversary to the

following people:June:

2 Tiffany James6 Kaiden Williams6 William Solomon

9 Rick Williams10 Al Willard

13 Leanna Mike18 Iris Thomas

18 Aaron and Iris’s Wedding Anniversary20 Pam Thomas21 June Veale

23 Alex Johnson26 Robert Paull26 Tina Johnson30 Ostin Priest

Happy 6th birthday to our beautiful daughter & sister, Baylee Nicole Washington, on June 16th! We love you to the moon and back and

hope you enjoy YOUR day! Love always: Mom & Dad & Brother

Happy Father’s Day to the best dad that anyone could ask for! Thank you for

EVERYTHING that you do for your children, it is very much appreciated! Love always:

Baylee & Alvis & Marlisa

Wishing a happy father’s day to Darrel “Bonka” Sanders. Thank you for being a good grandBonka to Willy and Adison.

Thanks for always helping out with the kids. Love, Mia, Adison and Lil Willy

Happy 14th Birthday Sweetie Marie Phare. Love you! Mom, Rodney, Latonya, Trent, Jr.

Aylsa and Alex.

I want to give a shout out to the Dads that make Lummi Transit run, Craig M., Michael S., and Robert W. Thank you for your hard

work and supporting the Lummi Community! Also I wanted to publicly thank my Father

Fred J. for being the “Daddio” that I needed, I Love you! Qe’ciyew’yew (Thank You), Matt

Jensen

Our first father’s day without you is very hard but just know that:“We love you more than a

million sockeye

Happy belated Birthday to our big brat, Kristina Marois! We pray you have a great

one! And thank you for our awesome Grandkids! Love you always, Dad and Mom

Happy Birthday Thomas Marois on June 25. We hope you have a great one!!! We

are so happy you have your new place and hopefully the kids soon!!! We love you, Dad

and Mom

Walk with me Daddy(Ben Bryning)

Walk alongside me, Daddy, And hold my little hand.

I have so many things to learn about this big, big land

That I just don’t understand!(where did that come from?)

Teach me things to keep me safe from dangers day to day .

Show me how to be my best at home school (daycare) and Play.

Every child needs a gentle hand to guide them as they grow.

So Daddy I’m glad you’re walking with me, We have a long way to go.Lilliahna Pearl May Bryning

Happy Birthday to TMan! We love you Thomas and wish you only the best and happiest birthdays and everyday! Love, Uncle Snoop, Auntie Julie, Edna, Patricia,

Merle III, Aubryana, Loren III and Alice

Happy Father’s Day to the best daddy ever! We love you to the stars! Love Nana Bear &

Xavi

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HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAD!! Leroy Deardorff Sr. We are very Fortunate to have you as our father. You have been there no matter the situation and stood by our side.

Thank you for being awesome dad!! Love Jr Angela & Family.

Want to send a special Birthday wish on June 3rd to My girlfriend Angela. Happy

Birthday Hunny it has been almost 8 years now that we have met and started this

journey in life together. Through good times and bad times you have never backed down,

Thank you for all you have done for our family. You have pulled us through some pretty tough times. Me and Talan are very

fortunate to have you in our lives we couldn’t ask for a better you to spend life with. Happy

Birthday with many more to come. We hope your day is filled with lots of love and

happiness. Love Always Jr & Talan!!

I would like to wish a very happy birthday to my best friend in the whole world. The one and only girl who has stuck by my side thru thick or thin.. And my youngest baby sister.. Happy birthday sissy I love you with all my heart.. All the way up to heaven and back.

Love always Patpat..

We would like to wish our auntie sissy and sister TC a very happy birthday and we love

you all the way up to heaven and back.. Love Marionna Anthony and Erin..

We would like to wish our dad(grandpa) a happy fathers day.. You are the best dad anyone can ask for. Right or wrong you

always show us endless love your there to wipe our knees if we fall you stick up for us

no matter what. You are our sunshine…Love u always Laticiyah, Anthony, Marionna and

Erin.

June 12th, 2005 they fell in love long before and knew it would last a lifetime and beyond. Congratulations to Teeiah & Alex Arthur on

their 10 Year Anniversary!

Wishing you the best on Father’s Day & Every Day! We love you Dad! Love Anton &

Amaya

I have been blessed with 4 amazing men in my life. My dad Gary (the best dads-get promoted to being grandpas), uncle Elden (no last name ever required to know who I

mean), and my Rylands. You are all the best men that I know, and I am proud to call you

Mine love you, Shaleena B.

Jessica is a hard working, dedicated student. Determined to create a great future for herself. I was so proud of her and have

always supported her education decisions. When she was in High school we met with a student counselor to plan her education future. The counselor told us that he didn’t recommend Running start because “Most kids” are not organized enough to follow through with it, and usually drop out and

return to high school. She politely stood up and said, “Well I am Not Most Students” and made it clear what her path will be.

We enrolled her into LNS and NWIC as a running start student. It has been the perfect match. She has been at the NWIC since she was just 17 years old. Both as a HS student and a college student. She graduated from Lummi Nation school in the Class of 2012, with honors. She was denied Valedictorian

because a majority of her grades came from NWIC, 3.88 gpa and not the High school. She pushed on ,like a Boss, to Complete

her AA Plus a Certificate in Native American Studies in the NWIC Class of 2013! Just

One year after graduating form High school. She pushed on with her plan. Her plan has always been to graduate with her Bachelor degree by the age of 21. And again, LIKE A BOSS, She Completed another Goal. This

year she is graduating from the NWIC, Class of 2015 with her Bachelor Degree in Native Studies Leadership. CONGRATULATIONS,

Baby Girl. You did it LIKE A BOSS Once Again. I Love you, Mom April Solomon

Happy *Fathers * Day to all the wonderful father’s

Michael PetersRobert Lane

Charles HaleyTony Abram

Levi AlecChristian Holmes

May all you fathers have a blessed day with your family

Love you all. Appreciate that you guys have been their for

My girls and for me.Judy W

Happy** Father’s Day **Bert Jefferson

We love you dad and miss youSo much, cant wait for you to come

Home. Hugs to you from yourDaughter.. Tamera and Destanie

I want to wish a Happy Birthday to all my family who have birthdays this month of

June. I wish them the best year every and May God Bless and Protect them all.

My daughter Misty Shanburn - June 2ndMy grand nephew Kayne “Tom – June 5th

My grand nephew Kainin Revey – June 7thMy grand son Jeffrey Shanburn – June 9thMy niece Marlaneh Jefferson – June 10thMy grand niece Eileen Belloo – June 12thMy grand nephew Michael Daniels – June

14thMy sister in law Veronica Torres - June 16thMy grand daughter Danielle Wright – June

19thMy grand niece Talycia Tom – June 20thMy grandson in law Wade Southerland –

June 22ndMy nephew Daniel Tom – June 24th

My nephew Richard Jefferson JR. – June 26th

My sister Regina Tom – June 27thMy grandson in law Jared Williams – June

30thI want to wish my brother Richard & Heather Jefferson a Happy Anniversary - June 3rd.I want to wish my nephew Clinton & Julie a

Happy Anniversary – June 13thHappy Fathers day to all my brothers, son in

law, and nephewsLove and God Bless you All your from Angela

(Candy) Jefferson

Happy Father’s Day .....Dad Dad James... you are our #1...Dad Dad 24/7....even when

your tired. Love you Dad...Zeta, Joseph, Teresa

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO MY JOHN! Remember to take some time for you. You

are a wonderful! Continue building awesome memories with your children! Enjoy your day!

Love you Seiah

Happy father’s day to my dad Snoop, the best dad in the world. From the miracles you make each night in the kitchen, to the many, many times I had to admit you had to show me how to do something, you have always given me a great life. I am always proud to

call you my dad. -Merle

Happy Father’s Day to the best dad ever! Thank you for always being there when we

need you! Love you dad! Love your #1

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Happy birthday to my Mo and to the best GrandMo ever! We love you so

much! Love, Beej & Bear

Happy Father’s Day to my Dad, who is so supportive, generous and I wouldn’t be who I am today without you. Not to mention an

awesome Grandpa! Love, Beej & Bear

Happy Birthday and Happy Father’s Day to my Husband, thank you for being a great Dad to our son! We love you so much! Love, Billie & Bear

Happy Father’s day to the #1 dad in the world! Edward Jones and Happy Father’s day to my brother Lance Jones Sr. And

brother Guy Jones love you guys All heart! Michelle, Moon, Reyna, Guy, Tre, Jayden

and Owen

Happy Fathers Day to my best friend in the world! My Dad!! Paul Scott Sr. I love you with my whole heart and more! I appreciate you

for giving me life J and for always being here for me and Baby G. ~I Love you Dad~ Happy Fathers Day from all your kids and

grandkids!

Happy Anniversary to my husband, James Marois June 26. I can’t believe it has been 22 years already!!!!! I love you babe more

today then I did back then, and I will love you more tomorrow!!! We have been through good and bad and together we came out stronger!!!! We have beautiful kids, and gorgeous Grandkids!!!! I think we were

blessed!!! Love always your wife, Debbie Marois

Happy Birthday Marlaneh Jefferson, from Mariah and Dad. We hope you have a great one, love you always.

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Happy father’s day to our Grandfather Clayton McCluskey. Thank you for always helping out where you can and thanks for

always watching the kids when we travel to Tulalip. We are very blessed to have you in

our lives. Love Mia and kids

Wishing our Grandpa Chris R James a very happy father’s day. Thank you for being an awesome grandpa. We always enjoy

spending time with you. Wishing you the best today and always. Love Lil Willy and Adison

Happy Fathers Day!!! We want to wish you the best fathers day ever! We all love you

with all our hearts! You’re a awesome father to all 5 of your children! Love you so much!!!

Love Celestina, Tyrell, Warren, Marvin, Nicole, And Baby G

June 17th Happy 14th Birthday to Tyrell Solomon-Ward I’m so proud of what a Smart,

Amazing, Respectful young man you’ve become! Those long daily talks we have with you are totally worth it! I’m proud to call you my son! Keep it up! You’re definitely worth celebrating! From: Dad, Celestina And the

kids!

Two special shout-outs for one of the most important men in my life… my Dad, Norbert “’Norbie” Plaster. As a lifetime of memories makes me smile and fills my heart with joy,

I am blessed to call you my Dad. Happy Father’s Day Dad! I also want to thank you for being so caring and giving to our community. You are truly an inspiration. Congratulations on your thirty years of

service with Lummi Nation School. Know with pride that many students, families, and staff that you’ve worked with over the years

will miss your smile, humor and humble ways on a daily basis. For your dedication and

hard work, you deserve the best retirement ever! Cherish every moment and have fun!

We love you Dad and Grandpa! Love Cindy, Josh, Nikki and Athan

Happy anniversary to my wife Mrs. Paris Solomon with all my love from your husband

Dewey Solomon Jr.

Jessica is a hard working, dedicated student. Determined to create a great future for herself. I was so proud of her and have

always supported her education decisions. When she was in High school we met with a student counselor to plan her education future. The counselor told us that he didn’t recommend Running start because “Most kids” are not organized enough to follow through with it, and usually drop out and

return to high school. She politely stood up and said, “Well I am Not Most Students” and made it clear what her path will be.

We enrolled her into LNS and NWIC as a running start student. It has been the perfect match. She has been at the NWIC since she was just 17 years old. Both as a HS student and a college student. She graduated from Lummi Nation school in the Class of 2012, with honors. She was denied Valedictorian

because a majority of her grades came from NWIC, 3.88 gpa and not the High school. She pushed on ,like a Boss, to Complete

her AA Plus a Certificate in Native American Studies in the NWIC Class of 2013! Just

One year after graduating form High school. She pushed on with her plan. Her plan has always been to graduate with her Bachelor degree by the age of 21. And again, LIKE A BOSS, She Completed another Goal. This

year she is graduating from the NWIC, Class of 2015 with her Bachelor Degree in Native Studies Leadership. CONGRATULATIONS,

Baby Girl. You did it LIKE A BOSS Once Again. I Love you, Mom April Solomon

Happy belated Mother’s Day Mom, Nellie (Cooper) Todd! Love from all of us! * Mom sure misses everyone, please feel free to

visit her sooner than later. She loves visitors!

Happy Birthday brother Thomas Marois, I am so proud of all u have accomplished, keep

going. I hope u have the best day. Live your big sisKristina Happy Birthday Uncle Thomas we love u so much. How u play with us, and make us laugh. We hope u have a great day love always Khalid and Tiana Happy Birthday to my son Khalid Marois. Time has gone by so fast, i can’t believe you r gonna be 9. You

r the best big brother a girl could ask for. I love u passed the moon and stars. Love

mom and tiana

Happy father’s day time the best dad in the world. Thank u for always being there for

my kids and i. Love u dad, hope you have a relaxing day. Love always your biggest brat. Kristina marie happy anniversary mom and dad. Jim and debbie marois. Love u guys

love kristina,khalid and tiana

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